Jesse Baird’s housemate did not know surfboard bags contained bodies when she took photo, court hears

A housemate testified in court that she photographed bags leaking a red liquid, later revealed to be the bodies of two men, without realizing their true contents. The incident occurred during the night of an alleged double murder carried out with a police-issued firearm in a home in Sydney’s Paddington. The accused, who has denied the charges, faces trial for two counts of murder and an additional charge of aggravated break and enter. The case hinges on conflicting accounts of that fateful evening and the discovery of the victims.

Housemate tells court she saw the bags oozing red liquid she assumed was furniture rustJesse Baird’s housemate didn’t know she was looking at bags with Baird and his partner’s dead bodies, when she took a photo of oozing surfboard covers the night of their alleged murders, a court has heard.Beau Lamarre-Condon, 31, has been accused of fatally shooting Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon in Baird’s Paddington home on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one charge of aggravated break and enter. Continue reading...